Method of producing artificial flower petals



June 12, 1923.

E. W. BELL METHOD OF PRODUCING ARTIFICIAL FLOWER PETALS Filed Jan. 23. 1922 Patented June 12, 1923.

UNlTED STATES FATE ()FFECE.

METHOD OF PRODUCING ARTIFICIAL FLOWER PETALS.

Application filed January 23, 1922. Serial No. 531,125.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ELLEN W. BELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Method of Producing Artificial Flower Petals, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the production of artificial flowers from fabric and more particularly to the production of petals which are assembled to form artificial flowers such as roses, violets and the like;

The particular object of my invention is to provide artificial flower petals with rolled corners which are sufficiently permanent to permit of the petals being assembled to form flowers without the necessity of using adhesive or providing retaining stitching.

A further object of my invention is to provide a method of producing said petals.

Further objects and advantages will be made evident hereinafter.

Referring to the drawings which are for illustrative purposes only,

Figure 1 is a view of a partially folded blank used in producing my petal.

Fig. 2 is a View of the partially completed petal after the corners have been rolled.

Fig. 3 is a view showing the method of rolling the corners of the petals.

In the practice of my invention, I use fabric preferably a ribbon which may be pur chased on the open market and which contains a sizing. If large flowers areto be made from a thin ribbon, this sizing should be very heavy a'mountin to a stiif starching of the fabni b. If smadl flowers, such as violets or small roses, the sizing commercially used in ordinary silk or satin ribbon is sufiicient.

The ribbon is cut in lengths 10 which are folded back on themselves along the line a-cz, so that a thin, sharp, and smooth edge is provided at a-a. By means of a pin or needle the corners 3 are-then rolled as illustrated in the drawings. The corners are rolled as aforesaid while the material is soaking wet. After the corners have been rolled the edges are permitted to dry perfectly.

The curled corners 3 formed as aforesaid closely simulate the natural curl of a flower petal. A plurality of curled petals are then gathered and assembled into a complete flower. The petals'made as aforesaid are superior in appearance to those employing retaining stitching forthe corners or adhesive material in lieu of stitching.

While I have illustrated the preferred method of employing my invention, it will be understood that I do not intend to be limited to the details thereof. The scope of my invention is claimed as follows.

I claim:

1. The method of producing artificial flower petals which comprises: forming a blank of sized fabric; rolling a corner of said blank while the same is wet; and then drying the petal.

2. An artificial flower petal formed of a blank bent back flat on itself with its folded corners rolled on themselves; said blank being free from adhesive material but formed of ribbon sized to a degree to give permanence of roll to the rolled corners without the necessity of providing securing stitches in said roll. I

Signed at Los Angeles, California, this 14th day of January, 1922.

ELLEN W. BELL.

Witnesses:

LEONARD- S. LYON, L. BELLE WEAVER. 

